Vučitrn

Vučitrn
City
Albanian: Vushtrri Serbian: Вучитрн / Vučitrn
Vučitrn during the day
Seal
Location of municipality of Vučitrn
Coordinates: 42°49′N 20°58′E / 42.817°N 20.967°E / 42.817; 20.967Coordinates: 42°49′N 20°58′E / 42.817°N 20.967°E / 42.817; 20.967
Country	Kosovo
District	District of Mitrovica
Government
• Mayor	Bajram Mulaku (PDK)
Area
• Total	345 km2 (133 sq mi)
Elevation	944 m (3,097 ft)
Highest elevation	1,380 m (4,530 ft)
Lowest elevation	508 m (1,667 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	69,870
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	42000
Area code(s)	+383 28
Car plates	02
Website	Municipality of Vushtrri

Vučitrn (Serbian Cyrillic: Вучитрн) or Vushtrri (in Albanian) is a city located in the northern part of Kosovo. The municipality, of Vučitrn is the ninth largest in Kosovo by population, with a total of 69,870. Vučitrn is surrounded with the city of Mitrovica in the north, Podujeva (Besiana) in the east, Obilić (Kastriot) in the south, Glogovac (Drenas or Gllogovc) in the south-west, and Skenderaj in the west. The municipality of Vučitrn has 67 villages.

Vučitrn has been inhabited since the time of Illyrian Empire, when the people of the Kingdom of Dardania lived in the territory of Kosovo in the 4th century BC. The Illyrian name of Vučitrn was Viciana, which means "The side of calves" (Ana e Viqave). When the Roman Empire invaded the Kingdom of Dardania in the 1st century BC, the Romans added the Latin suffix 'um' to the name of Viciana, and therefore it became Vicianum. In Serbian language, Vučitrn is the name of the plant Ononis spinosa, which is abundant in the region.

The main characteristic of the city is its cultural and historic monuments. The city's castle, stone bridge, public bath and Cesme were built centuries ago and are the biggest attractions of the city.

Vučitrn is an important economic centre, mostly known as the biggest producer of potato in Kosovo. Known as the centre of many factories and important companies of Kosovo, such as: Vipa, GalvaSteel Llamkos, Binni and Berto. It has a total area of 345 km² (133 sq mi), and the density of population is 202/km². This area covered by Vučitrn takes approximately 3.2% of the total territory of Kosovo.

The Dardani tribe ruled the region in the Iron Age, until the Roman conquest in the 1st century AD. The Roman town of Viciana lay in a wider area than Vučitrn today. The religion was polytheist and the main enterprises were farming and agriculture. The Romans developed road networks, two of whom crossed Viciana; these were the Naissus–Lissus (northeast–southwest) and a road that connected Bosnia with Skopje (northwest–southeast). Archaeological sites exist at various places, including Samadrexha, Gjyteza, Gjyteti, Pestova, and Breglumi.